EP 3799140 B1 20220216 - THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE
Title (en)
THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE
Title (de)
MODUL ZUR THERMOELEKTRISCHEN UMWANDLUNG
Title (fr)
MODULE DE CONVERSION THERMOÉLECTRIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- JP 2018096911 A 20180521
- JP 2018044177 W 20181130
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2019355890A1] The present disclosure provides a thermoelectric conversion module that enables continued use of a thermoelectric generation system even when a part of a plurality of the thermoelectric conversion modules fails by being exposed to a higher temperature. The thermoelectric conversion module according to the present disclosure includes a substrate, a plurality of thermoelectric conversion element pairs electrically connected in series on the substrate, a pair of external terminals that carries out one of inputting and outputting of electric power, and a low melting point conductor. The low melting point conductor has a melting point that is substantially equal to a heat-resistant temperature of a p-type thermoelectric conversion element or an n-type thermoelectric conversion element. One of the pair of external terminals has a first connecting part connecting with the p-type thermoelectric conversion element positioned at one end of the plurality of thermoelectric conversion element pairs, whereas the other of the pair of external terminals has a second connecting part connecting with the n-type thermoelectric conversion element positioned at the other end of the plurality of thermoelectric conversion element pairs. The first and second connecting parts and the low melting point conductor are positioned in an inner region of the substrate. At least a part of the low melting point conductor is positioned between the pair of external terminals and is electrically insulated from at least one of the pair of external terminals.
IPC 8 full level
H10N 10/17 (2023.01); H10N 10/82 (2023.01); H10N 10/852 (2023.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
H10N 10/17 (2023.02 - EP US); H10N 10/82 (2023.02 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 10714670 B2 20200714; US 2019355890 A1 20191121; CN 110741485 A 20200131; EP 3799140 A1 20210331; EP 3799140 A4 20210818; EP 3799140 B1 20220216; JP 2023083614 A 20230615; JP 7281715 B2 20230526; JP WO2019225036 A1 20210520; WO 2019225036 A1 20191128
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 201916426002 A 20190530; CN 201880004045 A 20181130; EP 18882299 A 20181130; JP 2018044177 W 20181130; JP 2019520662 A 20181130; JP 2023072559 A 20230426